Porthcothan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Porthcothan postcode: PL28 8LW

Retail in Porthcothan

There are great places to visit near Porthcothan including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

Hiking Areas to visit near Porthcothan include Tehidy.

Porthcothan has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Porthcothan if you like towns.

There are a several good hills in the area around Porthcothan like Kit Hill Country Park.

Villages to visit near Porthcothan include Cremyll, and Botallack.

The area around Porthcothan's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Porthcothan boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Porthcothan History

There are some historic monuments around Porthcothan:

• Prehistoric inhumation cemetery at Harlyn
• Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm
• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Wayside cross in Colan churchyard
• Churchyard cross in St Petroc's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head
• Round 600m south east of Tregolds
• Three round cairns at The Warren on Pentire Point East
• Three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Cataclews Point
• The Long Stone or Eddystone, standing stone 210m north east of Music Water
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• St Constantine's chapel and holy well
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Zacry's Islands
• Cross base 30m south of St Merryn's Church
• St Pedyr's Well, Treloy
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Petroc's churchyard, 30m south east of the church
• Three promontory forts south of Trethias Island
• Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• Redcliff Castle, later prehistoric cliff castle 550m south west of Bedruthan
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Wayside cross on Treloy Hill, 170m east of Tregenna Farm
• Doublestiles Cross, at the junction of Duchy Avenue and Henver Road
• Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick
• Round 420m south east of Melancoose
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage
• Three bowl barrows, once part of a round barrow cemetery, at Barrowfields
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British multiple enclosure fort and prehistoric round barrow, 350m south east of Bogee Farm
• Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Round barrow cemetery at Park Head
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Prideaux Place 70m SSW of the house
• Part of an early Christian Chapel enclosure at The Old Vicarage
• Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church
• Wayside cross base in Colan churchyard
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School